Ford had sworn off drinking last November after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine in a drunken stupor. He admitted to having a “minor setback” with drinking in January after he was caught on video swearing and speaking in Jamaican patois in the Steak Queen in Etobicoke.

Ford blew past reporters at a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Old Mill on Monday, avoiding questions about the weekend incident.

“Happy St. Patrick’s Day,” Ford shouted as he jumped in a waiting SUV.

City spokesman Jackie DeSouza confirmed the mayor was in his City Hall office Saturday night.

“He came downstairs and had a brief conversation with staff at the security desk, and then he exited the building,” DeSouza said in an e-mail.

Councillor Josh Colle shook his head at the latest embarrassing incident involving the mayor saying “sadly this has become the norm.”

Ford had sworn off drinking last November after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine in a drunken stupor. He admitted to having a “minor setback” with drinking in January after he was caught on video swearing and speaking in Jamaican patois in the Steak Queen in Etobicoke.

Ford blew past reporters at a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Old Mill on Monday, avoiding questions about the weekend incident.